Antitrust Takes on High Realtor Commissions

Alden Abbott October 16, 2025

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Recent private and government antitrust suits have been directed at stamping out a variety of allegedly anticompetitive real-estate industry practices. A 2024 settlement between private plaintiffs and the National Association of Realtors sought to reduce brokerage commissions by promoting transparency and competition among realtors. Sound antitrust enforcement, though no panacea, may over time prove to be an effective legal vehicle to phase in procompetitive real-estate industry reforms.

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